Creative Backgrounds for Short StoriesCreate a rich background and texture to showcase your characters. Memories can help you develop a rich background and texture to showcase your characters. In a short time you will be writing your short story into the setting.
A descriptive memory is ready for your story.

Dictionary.com[offsite link]Site offering dictionary, Roget´s Thesaurus, word games and puzzles, as well as a Doctor Dictionary where you can ask questions about words, grammar and language.

HerCorner.com[offsite link]A site that provides inspiration and support for women who write.

Mslexia Magazine Review - ImpressionsTake a peep through the pages of Mslexia, the magazine that's loved by women readers and writers alike - in the UK and beyond. What's in them for you? Your Bella Short Stories Editor gives her personal impressions on a page or two.

Organizing Your Short StoriesExploring ways of keeping short stories focused for the reader by reviewing outlines. Begin exploring short stories organization of events, characters, and emotions, and short story planning,

Researching Background For A Short Story PlotShort Story plots can be difficult to dream up from a cold start. Writers, English students and pupils coping with English homework compositions can all struggle alike. Yet with a little background research, your short story plot could almost write itself.....

Researching Short Story Collections In LibrariesShort stories collections in libraries are often non-existent. Books of short stories there are in plenty, but books of short stories arranged together – that is a different question. How easy are short story collections to find in your local library? And how can fans request a category?

Scheduling Time to WriteWriting requires focus, cooperation, and sleep. Try using time management tools to accomplish everything your life demands and still have time to write your own short stories.

Self-PublishingOne of the most challenging tasks any writer faces in their career is the task of publishing. Self-publishing is an investment in time and money. It is very important to your homework before you invest.

Short Stories - Writing BasicsExpress yourself by writing your own short story. Learn the art of writing your short stories and the rules to publishing your work.

Short Stories with a Historical BackdropIf you have a passion for history, consider writing a short story set within an historical background. Think of it as an archeological exploration using words as your main tool instead of a shovel.

Submitting to Mused - BellaOnline Literary Journal‘Mused’ is the literary ezine for Bellaonline and is simplicity itself to submit a piece of work electronically. After reading the ezine, I checked the Mused guidelines and checked the category I wished to submit to.

Talking About My InspirationWhere do you find inspiration for your short stories? It surrounds you. It also lives in your memories. Life is amazing. Just share it.

The Developments of Short StoriesThis article discusses how short stories developed and its current trends, and how those trends helped writers through the ages. It also touches on marketing strategies past and present.

The Resurrection of Short Stories.This article recognizes that short stories are evolving in the current market. It reflects the editor's personal opinion about a dying genre.

The Short Stories NewsletterHello to all Short Stories fans whether wannabe writers, creative writing students, teachers, school students or fiction fans in general the newsletter is for all. Welcome to the Short Stories newsletter which will have a wide variety of articles for all short literature fans as the list includes

The Social Responsibility of Theme in StorytellingStorytelling is highly suggestive. Fictional writers should be mindful of how much influence fictional stories are to readers. There are consequences to telling tales and we must write with more social responsibility.